Sentences with phrase «emphasis on standardized»

These results underscore the need for increased training on IPV assessment and response for HCPs in Kenya, with emphasis on standardized care guidelines for victims.

As for the curriculum you teach, you may have some freedoms about how you present the material, but for many subjects and grade levels the curriculum is determined by the school and by government legislation with an emphasis on standardized testing requirements.

Their grievances were with the school - to - prison pipeline, emphasis on standardized testing and a diminishing arts curriculum.

The CT PTA findings are similar to a recent Gallup Poll where 67 percent of parents said there is too much emphasis on standardized testing, and 78 percent said the most important measure of educational effectiveness is classwork and teacher observations.

Americans overwhelmingly think there is too much emphasis on standardized testing in public schools and that test scores are not the best way to judge schools, teachers or students, according to a national poll.

While I am sure we can all debate the many reasons teachers offer for leaving the profession including increased emphasis on standardized test scores, the shifting focus of the annual professional performance review and the lack of funding for education at the state and national level, there is a growing stream of awareness that the core of the frustration is the lack of shared decision - making roles and opportunities for teachers in the majority of our schools today.

Written by Carrie Wilson, Executive Director (more about Carrie) After more than a decade of placing far too much emphasis on standardized test results, there is (finally) growing acknowledgement that standardized tests can not be...

(Sizer, a friend to this publication, co-authored a piece with his wife, Nancy, on the misguided emphasis on standardized testing for the July 2008 issue of Common - Place.)

The poll found that 64 % of Americans said that there is too much emphasis on standardized testing in the public schools.

Two - thirds of the American public believes there is too much emphasis on standardized testing in the public schools of their community.

There were many signs featuring the words, «Arne Sucks» and «Children are more important than test scores» — a reference to Duncan's emphasis on standardized tests.

Rosemary Knab, Ph.D., associate director of Research and Economic Services for the New Jersey Education Association, told NorthJersey.com that the pilot evaluation program still places too heavy an emphasis on standardized tests.

The emphasis on standardized testing that has permeated U.S. schools for the last couple of decades may partially account for this neglect of meta - cognition.

From your perspective, is there a conflict between the emphasis on standardized tests in public schools and the importance on developing students» innovativeness and creativity?

• Less emphasis on standardized testing and more reliable accountability and assessment practices including local, teacher - designed assessments supplemented with teacher and parent surveys and site visits.

This Senate proposal, they argue, still places too much emphasis on standardized testing.

One of the worst arguments is that by placing so much emphasis on standardized test scores, children may never grow up to question their standardized credit score as a measure of their worth.

Eight large urban school districts in California will open the school year with new flexibility to reduce the emphasis on standardized tests and set their own standards for student success, under an unprecedented waiver from the No Child Left Behind Act that the U.S. Department of Education granted on Tuesday.

Although value - added is one of the more advanced statistical approaches, researchers have raised concerns about its reliability, as well as potential unintended consequences, such as demoralizing teachers and placing greater emphasis on standardized tests.

And those who do and have measured it, are struck by the level at which we miss this purpose and how devastatingly misplaced and detrimental is our emphasis on standardized testing and all that it represents.

With continued budget cuts, a greater focus on math and reading education, and an enduring emphasis on standardized testing, the future for art education in public schools around the U.S. may seem bleak.

But the current heightened emphasis on standardized testing is an effect of the policies of the Obama administration, for sure.

If we're going to continue to place what I regard as completely unjustified emphasis on standardized testing as a measure of educational growth, there ought to be direct and certain consequences for students who don't measure up.

With a strong emphasis on standardized testing, teachers must enforce a rigorous curriculum guided by state and national regulations.

In the statement Evers says he believes there is too much emphasis on standardized tests and the new federal education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act, gives states the option to use local data in place of state test results in the Educator Effectiveness System.

Get rid of the emphasis on standardized tests and let teachers do their job, which is to teach children.

There was criticism for placing too much emphasis on standardized tests at the expense of «excellence in instruction, culture, climate and student's academic exploration.»

Congress passed the No Child Left Behind Act in 2001 in an effort to close the achievement gap, placing great emphasis on standardized testing.

Teachers» unions and parents revolted, saying that the governor had declared war on teachers and that there was already too much emphasis on standardized tests.

The emphasis on standardized testing in corporate reform is even more amazing when you consider what Sarah Darer Littman says: that the reformers aren't even sure how to make their Common Core Standards standard in the most effective way!

He began wearing it several years ago to faculty meetings as a sarcastic protest against the state's emphasis on standardized testing.

Putting so much emphasis on standardized testing as a way to evaluate teachers coincided with a cheating epidemic, which ensnared some of the education reform movement's brightest stars.

@pureparents: #AskArne: What specifically will you do to decrease the amount of and emphasis on standardized testing in the US?

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 54 % of American Adults think schools place too much emphasis on standardized testing these days.

Only 17 % don't think schools place enough emphasis on standardized testing, while just as many (15 %) think the level of emphasis is about right.

Without having to focus on federal compliance, states should have an opportunity to reduce the emphasis on standardized testing.

At the same time, many states are facing growing backlash over the increased emphasis on standardized testing and are slowing down plans to revamp teacher evaluation systems or retreating on Common Core (although some have adopted near replicas to replace it).

The truth is that NCLB has failed to prevent millions from falling behind, and has had very little impact on closing the achievement gap; instead, its main effect has been to instigate ever - increasing emphasis on standardized test scores and superficial, formulaic essay writing.

As a presidential candidate, Obama blasted the Bush administration's emphasis on standardized tests.

For over ten years, districts across the U.S. have expressed frustration with No Child Left Behind, an educational policy that has been derided by educators as placing too much emphasis on standardized testing and failing to address racial and socioeconomic

The competition has also angered some teachers and their unions, who say that RTTT furthers No Child Left Behind's emphasis on standardized tests.

The problem, he says, is that the intense emphasis on standardized testing in recent years has pushed a lot of American schools to focus almost exclusively on academic skills, cognitive skills.

Summary: Americans overwhelmingly think there is too much emphasis on standardized testing in public schools and that test scores are not the best way to judge schools, teachers or students, according to a national poll.

After months of debate, a somewhat water - downed version of the bill passed that places even greater emphasis on standardized testing.

Often more progressive and with less emphasis on standardized tests, unzoned schools are popular with a wealthier, more educated parent demographic.

«This, I think, is destructive, not productive,» he said, in part because he believes the governor's proposal would put too much emphasis on standardized - test scores in determining teacher effectiveness.

What gets in the way in part, Becker laments, is Minnesota's extensive number of academic standards, a heavy emphasis on standardized tests as a single measure of success, and an exhausting number of state mandates.

Most parents want to see their neighborhood public schools strengthened, with small classes and less emphasis on standardized testing.

They discuss the current emphasis on these kinds of skills in American education, and the emphasis on standardized testing, and then turn our attention to a growing body of research that suggests we may be on the verge of a new approach to some of the biggest challenges facing American schools today.

Many education organizations are vocal in their opposition to the emphasis on standardized tests in current policy, believing that they narrow curriculum, cost too much, and are of little use in improving student learning.